AA4398American Airlines · DCA → AVL
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Route confirmed American Airlines

AA4398 WashingtonDCA · 17:46 AshevilleAVL · 19:19

AA4398 by American Airlines flies from Washington (DCA) to Asheville (AVL).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
19:49

scheduled from DCA

⚖ AA4398 typically leaves +80 and lands +49. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+80 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+49 minmedian over 9 operations
Wins back in air~31 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+33+66+99 min
08-18
+80 gate · +49 arrival
08-17
+98 gate · +72 arrival
08-14
+31 gate · +15 arrival
08-13
+48 gate · +16 arrival
08-12
+16 gate · −12 arrival
08-11
+80 gate · +49 arrival
08-10
+99 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival +49 min · 0 cancelled · 9 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DCAWashingtonOn-time likelyDCA delay board →
AVLAshevilleOn-time likelyAVL delay board →
DCA→AVLevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
51%Chance of 15+ min delay
4.1%Chance of cancellation
+15 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at DCA and AVL are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Washington to Asheville flights today

same route · American Airlines
AA5213departs 08:31
AA5053departs 17:32

If AA4398 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Washington to Asheville on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DCA local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How AA4398 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA4398 across the DCA and AVL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~49 min late. Based on 9 confirmed landings · 3/9 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA4398 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
08-18DCA 17:46 19:06 (+80)AVL 19:19 20:08 (+49)
08-17DCA 17:46 19:24 (+98)AVL 19:19 20:31 (+72)
08-14DCA 17:46 18:17 (+31)AVL 19:19 19:34 (+15)
08-13DCA 17:46 18:34 (+48)AVL 19:19 19:35 (+16)
08-12DCA 17:46 18:02 (+16)AVL 19:19 19:07 (−12)
08-11DCA 17:46 19:06 (+80)AVL 19:19 20:08 (+49)
08-10DCA 17:46AVL 19:19 20:58 (+99)
08-06DCA 17:46 20:15 (+149)AVL 19:19 21:24 (+125)
08-05DCA 17:46 18:10 (+24)AVL 19:19 19:13 (−6)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N123HQ, N413YX, N115HQ, N112HQ.

Board clocks recorded as DCA and AVL published them.

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